Re: [Harp-L] hole sizes

[pdxharpdog@xxxxxxxxxxx]

There is a wide variation on hole sizes and spacingÂfrom all diatonic Mfgs. - this widest variation is IMHO, the difference between the Seydel 1847 and the Suzuki Manji. I love them both, but it is actually hard to switch from one to another in a gig w/o messing up a few notes before getting the hole gap memory to come back. I have to think "thin spacing" when playing the Manji after playing a Seydel 1847. I would think that the Hohner lineup has less variation than this. 



Ross 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "vincent" <vincent.fx@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:26:54 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: [Harp-L] hole sizes 

Well my newest naive revelation is that the hole sizes are not the 
same on my different harps, even though they are all Hohners. ÂThis is 
a bit alarming, since I am a beginner and I was wondering why I was 
having trouble playing one harp as well as the other. ÂI thought it 
could be differences in the metals, flexibility of the reeds, the 
different keys (which are all possible) but now I am thinking a factor 
is Âhole size. Â My guess is the Blues Harp MS has to have smaller 
holes due to the wood comb and stability issues. ÂThe Big River and 
the cheap "Silverstar" with their plastic combs seem to have the same 
size holes. 

This is a pretty major issue in my opinion, since I started and have 
practiced most on the Silverstar, and am having trouble switching to 
the technically superior Blues Harp. ÂHole size seems to me a 
fundamental issue in playing, doing one-hole draws, etc. ÂAlso I had 
heard some advice to get all different kinds of Harps, but now I think 
that might not be a good idea if there is going to be an issue of 
different hole sizes. 

Could you tell me if any other hole size variations in the other 
Hohners (like the Special 20s, which I was considering next)? ÂAnd is 
my concern on this warranted? 
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